traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
preliminary step; first step
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
to eat too much; to overeat
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
head; brains; intellect; understanding
product name; name of an article
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(exercising) the right to command
comments section (on a blog, website, application, etc.); comment field
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
both groups; both factions
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
moderate faction; moderates
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
underestimation; undervaluation
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger